Allied Fliers Destroy Axis Transports Leaders Predict General Strike
In Pittsburgh AP report, more than 2 000 soft miners alert to unrest and warn of a general coal strike as 12 000 tons of fuel daily flow to steel mills. Yablonsky cites War Labor Board delays and escalating wage disputes as triggers for potential nationwide action. Isabella mine stoppage and similar walkouts weigh on Republic Steel and West Virginia districts amid broader labor tensions.
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Pittsburgh
Iied
Y Coop
Yablonsky
International Rd
District 5
Pittsgh
Republic Steel
Anyy
Isabella Ine
Weirton Coal Couny
National Steel Corporation Bsidiary
West Virginia
Wilm Blizard
Charleston
Cecil J. Urbaniak
Irmont
Rkins
WLB
Soviets Halt Fresh German Attacks in Caucasus
Inland dispatches report Soviet forces repelling new Nazi assaults in the Caucasus as German units press attacks and suffer heavy losses. Western air war shows continued Soviet damage while RAF activity over the Continent tapers, with mine laying by Allied forces in enemy waters.
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Moscow
Red Star
Adolf Hitler
Caucasus
Gera Command
East Prussia
RAF
Continent
Claims Filed Reflect Rise in Employment
Columbus Ohio March 1943 Chairman Bill T Blake of the Ohio Industrial Commission reported 30399 workers compensation claims filed reflecting a rise in industrial employment The total was 4991 higher than February and 239 above the previous high in July 1942 Compensation payments reached 1751598 compared with 1318902 the same month last year
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Columbus
Bill T. Blake
Ohio Industral Commission
Orkmen
Ban on Recaps or Tires of Trucks Update
Washington uncertainty delays May 1 quota limits on recapping truck tires after talks with Rubber Director William King. Officials warn restricting recapping could ruin some reserves and force riskier driving beyond the recapping point.
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Washington
OPA
William King
Doolittle vows renewed air raid on Japan soon
Major General James H. Doolittle says American bombers will strike Japan again soon, aiming for a devastating, sustained campaign to topple the empire. He recalls Tokyo raid and honors fallen comrades while rejecting threats by Japanese leaders. He and other airmen pledge to press the war to Japan’s heart.
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Doolittle
Japan
North Africa
James H. Doolittle
Tokyo
Oth
Southwast
Danisia
Burma
American Legion Chief Warns of Higher Casualties Ahead
National Commander Roane Waring, newly returned from Tunisia, cautions that American casualties are higher than announced and will rise as the campaign continues.
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NEA Telephoto
Roane Waring
American Legion
Tunisia
Jap Editor Is No Barbarian
Salt Lake City AP report quotes Larry Tajiri editor of The Pacific Citizen calling the Tokyo raid execution barbarism. He says Japanese Americans share horror at the transgression and pledge to work toward a military victory against the brutal enemy across the Pacific.
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Tokyo
Larry Tajiri
Pacific Citizen
Negro Slayer Unperturbed by Death Verdict in Oregon
Albany Oregon reports Robert E. Lee Folkes, 20, convicted of murdering Martha Virginia James, 21, aboard a California-bound train. He remained impassive in court, joked about a gas ration, and faced the prospect of execution in the Oregon gas chamber.
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Albany
Robert E. Lee Folkes
Oregon
Ensing
Martha Virginia James
Armed Troops Sought to End Celanese Plastic Strike
Newark ap report says the National War Labor Board and United Mine Workers District 50 clash over a Celanese Corporation plastics plant strike. The WLB demanded immediate cancellation or case to White House, hinting at possible armed forces intervention. UMW locals protested while stressing they would work for the military, not the Celanese firm.
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Newark
N. J
National War Labor Board
District 50
United Mine Workers
Celanese Corporation of America
WLB
White House
Howard Gill
UMW
Army
Navy
Celanese
Textile Workers of America, Cio
Mother of Four Sons In Service Is Honored
In New York the Golden Rule Foundation names Mrs. Mary Moore Thompson of Oxford Ohio as the mother of 1943. The 55 year old widow and president of Western College for Women was nominated by college alumnae groups as four sons serve in the war effort.
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New York
Ohio
Golden Rule Foundation
Foundation
Mary Moore Thompson
Glendale
Western College For Women At
Oxford
More Baby Carriages Are Found Necessary
Washington reports demand for baby carriages rising. The War Production Board will expand second quarter quotas to 316,620 one baby units and 5,827 two baby units after 1942 production lag.
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Washington
War Production Board
Government Takes Wheat Loans to Reclaim 180 Million Bushels
The Commodity Credit Corporation will seize about 180 million bushels of wheat next week unless roughly 225 million dollars of loans from the 1942 and 1941 crops are repaid. About 160 million bushels stored in commercial facilities and 20 million on farms face due dates April 30 with no extensions. Some farmers may redeem and sell at market, others may hold for potential higher prices amid crop and loan rate expectations.
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Washington
Commodity Credit Corporation
Thousands of Ohio Speeders Face Warnings and Arrests
Ohio State Highway Patrol reports 1,256 drivers arrested for excessive speed and 2,108 warned against speeding in the first three months of the year. February tallies include 52 in Trumbull County and 32 in Richland County. Names and license numbers were sent to the Office of Price Administration which may deny tires or retreads and could withhold gasoline.
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Columbus
State Highway Patrol
Lynn Black
Trumbull County
Richland County
Black
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Navy Fighters to Wear Special Campaign Clasps
The Navy Department authorized personnel to wear bronze numeral clasps on the center of the area ribbon to denote participation in major campaigns. Bronze stars will indicate action in principal engagements. The numeral shows the number of campaigns.
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Washington
Navy Department
Claim Filed for Man Killed at Lake Zaleski
A claims bill introduced in the Ohio House seeks $262,279.55 in total. It includes $7,305 for Margaret E. Monroe of Columbus, widow of Robert H. Monroe who died in training with the Ohio State Guard at Camp Zaleski last summer.
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Columbus
House of Representatives
Margaret E. Monroe
Robert H. Monroe
Ohio State Guard
Camp Zaleski
Cincinnati Council Adopts Daylight Time Retention Ordinance
Cincinnati city council votes to keep Eastern War Time from the last Sunday in April through the last Sunday in September, effectively adopting Ohio's new hours in fall and winter.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Plans quarantine for Charleston area amid smallpox threat
Health Commissioner C. F. McClintic outlined tentative measures to quarantine the Weirton Steubenville region to prevent river boat crew members from coming ashore as smallpox loomed in the area.
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Charleston
W. Va
C. F. McClintic
Weirton-Steubenville
Ohio Reserve Authorized for State Defense
Gov. Bricker may sign a bill creating an Ohio Military Reserve to defend the state. The reserve would comprise male citizens not in U S or Ohio armed forces and would operate under guardsmen regulations. They could not serve as peace officers in labor disputes. Final senate approval came yesterday.
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Columbus
John W. Bricker
Ohio
General Assembly
Ohio State Guard
The
United States
Senate
Yankee Pilots Say They Target Military Installations
Washington reports quote Ameri can raiders in Tokyo stating they passed up civilian targets. Captain Ted Lawson of Los Angeles described flying low over a Japanese carrier in Tokyo Bay and completing a mission against two machine works and a steel smelter near Tokyo, despite urging to strike civilians.
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Washington
Tokyo
Ted Lawson
Los Angeles
Kara
Civil Air Patrolman Finds Wrecked Plane
Civil Air Patrol inspector William Hoge located the wreckage of an Army plane on Pond Mountain in Giles County Virginia, as searchers scour the woods for new clues to the three month old crash in which at least three soldiers died.
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Princeton
W. Va
Pond Mountain
Giles County
Virginia
William Hoge
Civil Air Patrol
Allied Fliers Pound Japanese Bases in Burma and New Guinea
Allied airmen raided enemy bases around Nassau Bay in Northern New Guinea and struck in Burma and the An area. Bombers damaged Japanese supplies as troops faced hunger and illness. Washington noted Tokyo raids remain a likely option as British forces hit Rangoon and upper Chindwin airfields.
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Vela Erne Fer
Bree Renee
Douglas MacArthur
United Nations
Australia
Nassau Bay
New Guinea
Washington
War Department
Tokyo
Burma
Rangoon
Upper Chindwin
Poultry Prices Fixed by Federal Price Order
The Office of Price Administration issued a nationwide price order for poultry effective immediately. It fixes uniform prices by type, lowers prices for drawn and quick frozen eviscerated poultry by 1 to 10 cents per pound, and raises quick frozen eviscerated broilers and fryers by 1 to 2 cents. The system shifts to country shipping point costs to curb black market activity and will influence wholesale and retail markups to align with the new country prices.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Girls and two men injured after coupe crashes into freight train
In Middleport a northbound coupe with three Meigs County high school girls living in Gallipolis and two men collided with a moving freight train at the Hobson crossing. All were taken to Holzer Hospital with minor injuries except Mary Archer who suffered a compound ankle fracture. passengers listed as Charlotte Brown Mary Archer Bernice Jane Russell Paul Harrison and Thomas Erwin.
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Middleport
Meigs County
Gallipolis
Hobson Railroad Crossing
Here
Holzer Hospital
Charlotte Brown
Hiles Brown
Mary Archer
Margaret Archer
Bernice Jane Russell
Max Russell
Bradbury
Paul Harrison
Thomas Erwin
Archer
Dr Edward S Parsons 79, Cambridge obituary
Dr Edward Smith Parsons president emeritus of Marietta College died in Cambridge at age 79. He led Marietta College and contributed to higher education leadership. Funeral arrangements were not yet announced.
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Cambridge
Mass
Edward Smith Parsons
Marietta, Ohio
Oklahoma Replies to Japs With War Bonds
Oklahoma City residents bought 40 million dollars in war bonds in a feverish one day spree marking the 54th anniversary of the 1889 opening of the territory. The drive, denouncing Japanese aggression, drew praise for pioneers and boosted wartime morale.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Fate of Raiders Known in Washington in February
The Berlin radio reported a Tokyo dispatch stating Japan warned the United States on February 17 that it will punish aircraft crews who, after attacks on Japanese territory and Manchukuo, have fallen into Japanese hands for cruel and inhuman acts. Tokyo also denied mistreatment of American fliers captured after last year’s raid, asserting it will uphold penalties for inhuman conduct and will not grant immunity due to military uniforms.
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Washington
Europe
Patterson
Bremen
Focke- Wulf
William M. Jeffers
Ickes
James F. Byrnes
House
May
D-Ky
Associated Press
Berlin Radio
Tokyo
United States
Manchukuo
Tokyo Radio
Tomokazu Hori
Cabinet Board of Information
Ter
Japan
Hori
Land Forces Gain Over Tunisia in Gulf of Tunis Sky Battle
Allied fliers scored 38 to 5 in a fierce air clash over Tunisia. The official communique said a formation of giant six engined German transports and 10 escorting fighters were shot down into the sea in the Gulf of Tunis.
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Gulf of Tunis
Gulf
Tunis
Maj
J. E. Parson
East London
Diplomats Leave Finland Amid Rising German Pressure
The U S Legation staff evacuated Helsinki by air to Stockholm as German pressure on Finland grows. Allied air losses total 38 Axis planes with 5 Allied. Rommel faces British naval pressure near Bizerte and Tunis. Takrouna citadel falls to British First and Eighth Armies in renewed offensives southeast of Enfidaville.
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Helsinki
Finland
United States
Legation
Stockholm
Royal Navy
Rommel
North African
Bizerte
Merseburg
Eighth Army
Takrouna
Enfidaville
First Army
Bou Arada
Bou Fica
Erwin
Yugoslav Guerrillas Mount Full War in Mountain Front
From Budapest dispatch Yugoslav partisans reinforced with planes tanks and armored trains wage full scale fighting against Axis troops in rugged uplands near the Adriatic. Italy admits 1659 killed or wounded and 1862 missing in that area last month while German losses are not disclosed.
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Bern
Switzerland
Yugoslavia
Adriatic
Budapest
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Hirohito
Roosevelt
Salt Lake City
Marine Corps
NEA
James E. Swett
Usmcr Flyer
Guadalcanal
Lake Zaleski
Ohio ‘Reserve
Civil Air
St. Hedwig's Cathedral
Berlin
Coupe
DR. Parsons
S. Ss
Wark
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